Abstract
Oliver Sacks and his legacy to vision science and ophthalmology.
Highlights
He became a bestselling and awarded author all over the world, with writings that gave voice, face and action to patients with chronic, sometimes uncommon, and severe diseases
He taught the physicians to consider the patient’s perspective in the first place. In his recent published autobiography “On the Move: a life”, he revealed that his style was inspired by medical writers of the XIX century[3]
This influence was clear in references used in his books, in particular in “An Anthropologist on Mars”, where in seven dramatic stories, he revealed his deep sensitivity to the vision complaints of his patients
Summary
He became a bestselling and awarded author all over the world, with writings that gave voice, face and action to patients with chronic, sometimes uncommon, and severe diseases. In his recent published autobiography “On the Move: a life”, he revealed that his style was inspired by medical writers of the XIX century[3]. This influence was clear in references used in his books, in particular in “An Anthropologist on Mars”, where in seven dramatic stories, he revealed his deep sensitivity to the vision complaints of his patients.
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